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Research Associate (I)
City : Hamilton
Category : Other
Industry : Education
Employer : McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
The Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) research team at the Offord Centre for Child Studies, led by Dr. Kathy Georgiades, is committed to improving child and youth mental health through research and evidence-based strategies and programming. AYM is seeking a full-time Research Associate to assist with a CIHR-funded, national longitudinal study examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic response on child and youth health and mental health in Canada. This is a 12-month position with opportunities for renewal.
General Description
Responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing a large, multi-site, multi-disciplinary research program, with the potential to compose, lead, and conduct research as an independent investigator or as a co-investigator within a faculty member's program. Develops collaborations and partnerships with research user groups to help shape research directions and ensure effective research transfer.
Representative Duties & Responsibilities Initiate, design, and lead a research program. Formulate research questions and generate and test hypotheses. Make significant contributions to the design of a research program to answer questions and solve complex research problems. Publish results as first author in scientific peer-reviewed journals. Author scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts. Write research proposals, submit proposals to external funding agencies, and secure funding to conduct research through grants and contracts. Plan and coordinate all aspects of a major research program across multiple sites. Develop inter-disciplinary, inter-institutional, and inter-sectoral research collaborations. Negotiate research agreements and subcontracts to meet site and coordinating centre requirements. Develop budget for a research program. Implement and maintain a research program budget. Create financial projections and make adjustments to a research program budget throughout the fiscal year. Troubleshoot problems at all stages of program development and implementation and modify protocol or program procedures to address challenges. Participate with a team in the development and authoring of research protocols. Design a promotional strategy and related materials to encourage participation and support for a research program. Conduct quantitative and qualitative program participant interviews. Facilitate focus group sessions with program participants. Coordinate and manage the collection, delivery, entry, verification, analysis, and reporting of data. Oversee the design of data management systems. Apply specialized knowledge and scientific principles to review, critically appraise and interpret published literature. Develop estimates of time and resources for a research program. Use statistical software to analyze complex data and interpret results. Liaise between the program centre and remote program sites and personnel. Develop presentations and present at meetings, seminars, and conferences. Conduct literature searches.
Supervision Provide lead hand supervision and is responsible for the quality and quantity of work of others. Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 9 casual employees at any one time.
Qualifications Doctoral degree in a relevant field of study. Requires 7 years of relevant experience.
Assets A doctoral degree in epidemiology, health research methodology, clinical psychology, health services research, public health or a related area is preferred Strong background/interests in psychiatric epidemiology, population mental health, research methodology, measurement, child and youth mental health, both alone and in relation to COVID-19 Experience working with large, longitudinal data sets, including health survey and health administrative data Strong quantitative analytical skills including advanced analytic methods for longitudinal study designs and causal inference Evidence of self-directed independent scholarship, strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills, and outstanding writing skills Demonstrated record of independent scientific productivity, as evidenced by a history of peer reviewed publications The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced research environment. Ability to effectively lead and direct other students and research assistants and to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team
Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
The Advancing Youth Mental Health (AYM) research team at the Offord Centre for Child Studies, led by Dr. Kathy Georgiades, is committed to improving child and youth mental health through research and evidence-based strategies and programming. AYM is seeking a full-time Research Associate to assist with a CIHR-funded, national longitudinal study examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic response on child and youth health and mental health in Canada. This is a 12-month position with opportunities for renewal.
General Description
Responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing a large, multi-site, multi-disciplinary research program, with the potential to compose, lead, and conduct research as an independent investigator or as a co-investigator within a faculty member's program. Develops collaborations and partnerships with research user groups to help shape research directions and ensure effective research transfer.
Representative Duties & Responsibilities Initiate, design, and lead a research program. Formulate research questions and generate and test hypotheses. Make significant contributions to the design of a research program to answer questions and solve complex research problems. Publish results as first author in scientific peer-reviewed journals. Author scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts. Write research proposals, submit proposals to external funding agencies, and secure funding to conduct research through grants and contracts. Plan and coordinate all aspects of a major research program across multiple sites. Develop inter-disciplinary, inter-institutional, and inter-sectoral research collaborations. Negotiate research agreements and subcontracts to meet site and coordinating centre requirements. Develop budget for a research program. Implement and maintain a research program budget. Create financial projections and make adjustments to a research program budget throughout the fiscal year. Troubleshoot problems at all stages of program development and implementation and modify protocol or program procedures to address challenges. Participate with a team in the development and authoring of research protocols. Design a promotional strategy and related materials to encourage participation and support for a research program. Conduct quantitative and qualitative program participant interviews. Facilitate focus group sessions with program participants. Coordinate and manage the collection, delivery, entry, verification, analysis, and reporting of data. Oversee the design of data management systems. Apply specialized knowledge and scientific principles to review, critically appraise and interpret published literature. Develop estimates of time and resources for a research program. Use statistical software to analyze complex data and interpret results. Liaise between the program centre and remote program sites and personnel. Develop presentations and present at meetings, seminars, and conferences. Conduct literature searches.
Supervision Provide lead hand supervision and is responsible for the quality and quantity of work of others. Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 9 casual employees at any one time.
Qualifications Doctoral degree in a relevant field of study. Requires 7 years of relevant experience.
Assets A doctoral degree in epidemiology, health research methodology, clinical psychology, health services research, public health or a related area is preferred Strong background/interests in psychiatric epidemiology, population mental health, research methodology, measurement, child and youth mental health, both alone and in relation to COVID-19 Experience working with large, longitudinal data sets, including health survey and health administrative data Strong quantitative analytical skills including advanced analytic methods for longitudinal study designs and causal inference Evidence of self-directed independent scholarship, strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills, and outstanding writing skills Demonstrated record of independent scientific productivity, as evidenced by a history of peer reviewed publications The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced research environment. Ability to effectively lead and direct other students and research assistants and to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team
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